Bad Salzungen

Bad Salzungen is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district.GeographyLocationBad Salzungen is situated on the river Werra, 5km east of Tiefenort and 20km south of Eisenach.Neighbouring communitiesBad Salzungen borders on Barchfeld-Immelborn, Leimbach, Moorgrund, Stadtlengsfeld, Tiefenort, Weilar and Urnshausen in Wartburgkreis and Breitungen/Werra in Schmalkalden-Meiningen district.GovernanceTown twinningBad Salzungen is twinned with: Mezőkövesd, Hungary (1969) Strakonice, Czech Republic (1977) Bad Hersfeld, Germany (1990) Ishøj, Denmark (1994)InfrastructureNear the town, there is a Bundeswehr barrack, the Werratal-Kaserne, which was built in 1972 for the GDR Army.